Tonight Madeline said goodbye to an old friend - her bottle. Tonight was the last night she will have a bottle of milk before the rest of her bedtime routine. Alan and I both shed a little tear - seems like there aren't many things left about Madeline that say "baby" - she's a full-fledged toddler. :( Alan gave her the first half and I finished up giving her the last half. Honestly, we don't think it's going to be a big deal for her. We've been putting it off for miscellaneous reasons - Alan was out of town, Madeline and I were out of town, Madeline had an ear infection, Madeline was teething, etc. - it was good for her to have a "comfort" item. There just never seemed to be a good time to make it official! We had decided to give her the last one on her 15th month birthday (August 19th) - her pediatrician said he'd like her to be completely off bottles by then - but Alan was hanging out with the guys from our Sunday School class last night and wasn't here for her bedtime. So, we did it tonight!
She's been using a sippy cup for water/juice since around six months and has been drinking whole milk out of a sippy cup since her first birthday. She gave up her morning bottle on July 1st and has been using a sippy cup exclusively since then, other than a bedtime bottle. We might be surprised, but we think she'll be totally fine tomorrow night having a little milk from her sippy cup before getting ready for bed. Time will tell!
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